Re: what's with VPN trashing my network printer?

["Jerome Draper" <jdraper@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ahaaa!

Since I am on a 192.168.1.0 network in my office and the network I am
dialing into is on the same there is a conflict.

Here's the route print



Active Routes:

  Network Address          Netmask  Gateway Address        Interface  Metric
          0.0.0.0          0.0.0.0    192.168.1.101    192.168.1.101       1
          0.0.0.0          0.0.0.0      192.168.1.1     192.168.1.11       2
        127.0.0.0        255.0.0.0        127.0.0.1        127.0.0.1       1
      192.168.1.0    255.255.255.0     192.168.1.11     192.168.1.11       2
      192.168.1.0    255.255.255.0    192.168.1.101    192.168.1.101       1
     192.168.1.11  255.255.255.255        127.0.0.1        127.0.0.1       1
    192.168.1.101  255.255.255.255        127.0.0.1        127.0.0.1       1
    192.168.1.255  255.255.255.255     192.168.1.11     192.168.1.11       1
     208.25.82.88  255.255.255.255      192.168.1.1     192.168.1.11       1
        224.0.0.0        224.0.0.0    192.168.1.101    192.168.1.101       1
        224.0.0.0        224.0.0.0     192.168.1.11     192.168.1.11       1
  255.255.255.255  255.255.255.255    192.168.1.101    192.168.1.101       1

Active Routes:

  Network Address          Netmask  Gateway Address        Interface  Metric
          0.0.0.0          0.0.0.0      192.168.1.1     192.168.1.11       1
        127.0.0.0        255.0.0.0        127.0.0.1        127.0.0.1       1
      192.168.1.0    255.255.255.0     192.168.1.11     192.168.1.11       1
     192.168.1.11  255.255.255.255        127.0.0.1        127.0.0.1       1
    192.168.1.255  255.255.255.255     192.168.1.11     192.168.1.11       1
        224.0.0.0        224.0.0.0     192.168.1.11     192.168.1.11       1
  255.255.255.255  255.255.255.255     192.168.1.11          0.0.0.0       1

Thanks for the info and solution to the puzzle.

Jerry

Jerome Draper, Trilobyte Software Systems, since 1976
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----- Original Message -----
From: Fritz Hayes <fhayes@spiritone.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 4:28 PM
Subject: RE: what's with VPN trashing my network printer?


> Take a look at your routes and IP addresses when you are hooked up to
> your VPN.  The VPN tunnel should only be passing IP traffic for that
> network.  Provide the VPN network is different than your local network,
> the VPN client should ignore the local traffic and permit local IP
> printing.  What does your PRINT ROUTE say?
>
>
> Best Regards
>
> Fritz Hayes
> Atwater Associates
>
> <snip>
>
> |
> | I think you're right that when you're hooked up via VPN, you belong to
> | that
> | network for the duration. I've had that happen to me here when I work
> from
> | home. Fortunately, the printer is close by, and if I need to print
> |
> |
> | > I use MS DUN with the VPN adapter (PPTP) to establish my VPN tunnel
> to
> | an
> | > iDSL router so I can then start a display and printer session to an
> | AS400.
> | > If I then use MS Word or whatever PC software and try to print to a
> | network
> | > printer it can't find the network printer.  I'm on Win98SE.
> | >
> | > Seems to be ditto with Windows Explorer?
> | >
> | > Am I just on a different and mutually exclusive network?